# NTSB FTW68D0209: Piper PA-24, N8779P, Woodsboro, TX, August 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1967
- Place: Woodsboro, TX · WOODSBORO, TX
- Location: 28.2378° N, 97.3254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodsboro, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2378&lon=-97.3254&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0209
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0209

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3143  67/8/22    WOODSBORO,TEX       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1315                    N8779P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 38, 6158 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: PUMP-PRESSURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL PICK-UP TUBE CLOGGED AT INLET PORT. HEAVY SLUDGE FOUND IN OIL SUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8779P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8779P-1972-11-17), registration cancelled 1972-11-17, S/N 24-4230 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8779P (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW72AF013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF013), Jul 7, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N8779P), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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